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Physically healthy woman, 29, granted euthanasia approval over her severe depression
May 17, 2024 | 1:06am“I feel relief. It’s been such a long fight.”
US completes humanitarian pier off Gaza, opening way for transport of hundreds of pounds of aid 'in the coming days'
May 16, 2024 | 6:35pm"The purpose of this temporary pier is to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people," deputy Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Thursday.
Israeli defense chief warns operation in Rafah will intensify as commando unit is deployed
May 16, 2024 | 3:25pmFive Israeli soldiers killed and another seven wounded on Wednesday after a friendly fire incident in the northern city of Jabalia, where Hamas has resurfaced.
Artist responds after billionaire demands gallery remove unflattering portrait of her: 'I paint the world as I see it'
May 16, 2024 | 2:50pmAn Australian artist has responded to criticism leveled by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, who reportedly demanded his painting of her be removed.
Parents of Hamas hostage who lost arm in Oct. 7 siege ask to personally negotiate a release deal
May 16, 2024 | 2:38pm"Bring us into the room ... and we will not come out until we have a deal," the parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin said in a new video.
Dancer, 26, killed in drug-fueled 'sex game gone wrong' before boyfriend took own life
May 16, 2024 | 12:37pmGeorgia Brooke, 26, died after being choked by 31-year-old Luke Cannon at his Bradford, West Yorkshire, home after they both took GHB and cocaine in February 2022, an inquest into...
Slovakia prime minister's would-be assassin was 'lone wolf,' officials say
May 16, 2024 | 11:50amFico, 59, was in serious but stable condition a day after being shot multiple times in the stomach, a hospital official said. President-elect Peter Pellegrini said he spoke to Fico...
Wild caught-on-camera machete fight ends with man calmly picking up severed hand off ground
May 16, 2024 | 8:39amHorrifying video shows two men in a violent machete fight outside a gas station in the Dominican Republic -- which ended with one of the men picking up his own...
Airline worker tumbles from plane after not realizing that co-workers moved ladder
May 16, 2024 | 8:16amAlways look before you step off an airplane! An airline worker is going viral with a painful video showing him stepping off a plane -- just to plummet several feet to the tarmac...
Boeing jet forced to make an emergency landing after engine catches fire
May 16, 2024 | 6:59amThe Garuda Indonesia jet was taking off from the Indonesian city of Makassar en route to Saudi Arabia -- with many passengers heading on pilgrimage to Mecca -- when the...
Germany building fire leaves 3 people dead, 2 with life-threatening injuries
May 16, 2024 | 5:59amA fire at a residential building in western Germany left three people dead and two others with life-threatening injuries Thursday, authorities said.
Chinese President Xi lauds China-Russia ties as Putin lands in Beijing
May 16, 2024 | 2:10amAs they met, Putin told Xi that their cooperation was a stabilizing factor.
Teen kidnapped 26 years ago rescued from neighbor's cellar just 100 yards from Algerian home
May 15, 2024 | 9:48pmOmar, now 45 and with a beard, was saved from the basement below his neighbor's hay-covered floor in some sort of sheep pen, a video showing the confused-looking detainee shows.
Australia's richest woman demands National Gallery remove her portrait
May 15, 2024 | 8:33pmAustralian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has reportedly demanded a painting of her which she deems unflattering be removed from display at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
3 governors urge Turks and Caicos to 'reconsider' ammo charges against trio of US tourists: 'There were no guns'
May 15, 2024 | 8:32pm“We respectfully request you reconsider that charges … and expedite their release back to their respective states and families as soon as possible,” Youngkin, Shapiro and Stitt wrote.
Footage shows moment gunman shoots Slovakian PM, as officials confirm he is out of surgery: 'Expected to survive'
May 15, 2024 | 3:21pmFrightening footage has emerged of the moment a gunman fired five shots at the Slovakian prime minister in a violent assassination attempt – as the leader was released from surgery...
Ukraine says it has no reserves as Putin amasses half-million troops for summer offensive: report
May 15, 2024 | 3:09pmThe Ukrainian military is struggling to fight back against a fierce Russian assault along the nation’s northeast border.
Woman horrified as Uber driver masturbates in front of her during rush hour traffic
May 15, 2024 | 2:06pmA “creepy” Adelaide Uber driver who masturbated in front of a terrified female passenger while driving her home from the CBD has escaped jail time over the incident.
Horrifying moment when tree crashes through roof and lands on 9-month-old's cot caught on baby monitor
May 15, 2024 | 11:31amA baby monitor has captured the terrifying moment a tree crashed through the roof of a couple’s children’s bedroom and onto the cot where their baby was sleeping.
Slovakian PM in life-threatening condition after he's shot during government meeting
May 15, 2024 | 9:43amSlovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile.